Palm IIIe, Handbook

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Using the backlight
If you have difficulty seeing the information on your Palm IIIe
organizer, you can use the backlight to illuminate your screen.
To activate the backlight:
■
Press the power button and hold it down for about two seconds.
Release the button when the backlight turns on.
Tip: In addition, you can assign the full-screen pen stroke to
activate the backlight. See “Pen preferences” in Chapter 7 for
more information.
To turn off the backlight:
■
Press and hold the power button for about two seconds. The
backlight also turns off automatically (after a period of inactivity)
with the Auto-off feature. See “General preferences” in Chapter 7
for more information.
Scroll
button Displays text and other information that extends
beyond the area of the Palm IIIe organizer screen.
Pressing the lower half of the scroll button scrolls
down to view information below the viewing area,
and pressing the upper half of the button scrolls up to
view the information above the viewing area.
Power
button
Turns your Palm IIIe organizer on or off and controls
the backlight feature. If your Palm IIIe organizer is
turned off, pressing the power button turns the unit
on and returns you to the last screen you viewed.
If your Palm IIIe organizer is turned on, pressing the
power button turns the unit off. Holding the power
button down for about two seconds turns the
backlight on or off.